AI Arc

[AI Arc] 2/2

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We’ve touched on what exactly AI is last episode, that being a bunch of machine learning models slapped into a box labeled Intelligence, Artificial (kidding). So, you could be wondering why we need to worry about ethics and AI- after all, it’s not like Skynet is real or anything. …That being said, AI can be applied to some awful things.

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Sources:

On LAWs (Lethal Autonomous Weapons):

• Humans Rights Watch, 20 February 2020, “The Need for and Elements of a New Treaty on Fully Autonomous Weapons“
• Open Letter on Autonomous Weapons, Future of Life Institute (2015)
• Vox, 21 June 2019, “Death by algorithm: the age of killer robots is closer than you think”

On Google & Project Maven:

• Gizmodo, 6 March 2018, “Google Is Helping the Pentagon Build AI for Drones“
• The Verge, 1 June 2018, “Google reportedly leaving Project Maven military AI program after 2019”
• The Verge, 7 June 2018, “Google pledges not to develop AI weapons, but says it will still work with the military”

On Google Ousting Ethics AI Heads (Timnit Gebru/Margaret Mitchell) :

• Android Central, 20 January 2021, “Google’s internal drama continues as it investigates the head of Ethical AI“
• Android Central, 10 December 2020, “Google’s latest AI ethics controversy is a product of its own hubris — even if it enforced the rules“
• MIT Technology Review, 4 December 2020, “We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google. Here’s what it says.“
• The New York Times, 9 June 2020, “A Case for Banning Facial Recognition“

Deepfakes:

• Seattle University, 10 February 2020, “Deepfakes and the Value-Neutrality Thesis“

Mention of a racist bot:

• Reuters, 24 March 2016, “Microsoft’s AI Twitter bot goes dark after racist, sexist tweets“

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[AI Arc] 1/2

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Artificial Intelligence probably brings to mind technological horrors like Skynet, Ultron, and HAL 9000. That being said, the term AI today has been applied to more than just your blockbuster movie villain. Smartphone, cameras, refrigerators, TVs, and even thermostat are all apparently sporting a whole dang artificial brain inside, apparently. The key word here, though, is apparently. So, what exactly is artificial intelligence as we know it today?

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Sources:

Definitions:

• IBM, Last Update: 15 July 2020, “What is Machine Learning?”
• Artificial Intelligence, Definition by Merriam-Webster (Accessed 27 January 2021)
• Neurons, DeepAI (Accessed 27 January 2021)

Types of Machine Learning & Details:

• GeeksforGeeks, Last Update: 17 May 2020, “Reinforcement learning”
• Machine Learning Mastery, Last Update: 14 August 2020, “What is Deep Learning?“
• MIT Technology Review, 21 February 2018, “The GANfather: The man who’s given machines the gift of imagination”

Examples:

• NVIDIA DLSS (Accessed 27 January 2021)
• Facial matching, Apple Support Page (Accessed 27 January 2021)
• VentureBeat, 21 October 2019, “How AI powers the Pixel 4”
• Autopilot AI, Tesla Motors (Accessed 27 January 2021)
• CSO Online, 10 April 2019, “How and why deepfake videos work — and what is at risk“

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